Lecture Series: Professor Nirvikar

posted by Joti Kaur | 68pc

This month we are pleased to announce Professor Nirvikar Singh of UC Santa Cruz will be joining us for a talk on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at San Jose State University from 6:30-8:30pm. He will be giving a talk about Sikh youth in America from his experience as a university professor. You don't want to miss this!

Biography:

Nirvikar Singh holds the Sarbjit Singh Aurora Chair of Sikh and Punjabi Studies at UCSC. He also directs the UCSC South Asian Studies Initiative within Social Sciences. He is a member of the Advisory Group to the Finance Minister of India on G-20 matters He has previously served as Director of the Santa Cruz Center for International Economics, Co-Director of the Center for Global, International and Regional Studies, Special Advisor to the Chancellor (all at UCSC), and Consultant to the Chief Economic Adviser, Ministry of Finance, Government of India. He organized one of the first major US conferences on Indian economic reform. He received his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, and his BSc and MSc from the London School of Economics, where he was awarded the Allyn Young Prize, Gonner Prize and Ely Devons Prize. Read more about Professor Singh here!

Location: Science Building Room 258. Meter parking is free after 6pm but if somebody chooses to park in the garage then the 4th street garage is the closest.